October’s Most Watched Games on Twitch: Super Smash Bros. Melee Enters at #8 by Esports Hours

October was a steady month for the Top 10 Games on Twitch by Esports Hours Watched, as there was no movement among the top five titles. League of Legends held onto #1 from the previous month. The League of Legends World Championship, with record-breaking viewership and attendees, drove the game to generate 37.3 million esports hours, a 40% share of its total hours.

CS:GO remained #2 by esports hours due to a big push by Epicenter and ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier, resulting in 15.5 million esports hours watched and a 55% share of total hours. Dota 2 took #3, with 14.6 million esports hours watched, thanks to ESL One Hamburg, PLG Open Bucharest, and the SL i-League invitationals.

October’s strongest climber was Super Smash Bros. Melee, climbing four spots to #8, guided by several tournaments, such as DreamHack Denver, GameTyrant Expo, and The Big House 7. StarCraft II managed to climb three positions, taking #6 with 1.6 million esports hours watched, led by BlizzCon’s StarCraft II WCS, one of the largest StarCraft tournaments of the year.

New Expansion Pushes Warframe Up 53 Spots to Enter Top 10

League of Legends also maintained its #1 spot in October’s Top 20 Games on Twitch by Total Hours Watched. The game generated 94.3 million hours as a result of its esports success. October’s top climber was Warframe, entering the ranking at #8 with 14.8 million hours watched. The game’s new expansion ‘’Plains of Eidolon’’, which was released mid-October, resulted in a whopping 53-spot increase.

Fortnite jumped an impressive eight spots to break into the top 10 with 16.1 million hours watched. PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) retained its #2 spot, but other battle royale titles, such as Fortnite, are challenging PUBG in this genre.

Middle-Earth Shadow of War, The Evil Within 2, and South Park: The Fractured But Whole, all released in October, were new to October’s ranking at #16, #14, and #13, respectively. Cuphead, released on the 29th of September and played by big streamers, gained substantial traction in the ranking, gaining 17 positions to reach #15. As this rise is almost entirely the result of the game’s release, there is no guarantee it will be in November’s top 20.

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